NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Track Enterprises and the Champion Racing Ass’n have moved the May 30 event scheduled for the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway to Missouri’s Lebanon I-44 Speedway.
The decision to move the event comes after the race was suspended in accordance with the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and The Fairgrounds Nashville in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The race scheduled in Nashville for May 30 was to feature the North/South Super Late Model Challenge 100, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stock Series, Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Model Series and Vores Compact Touring Series.
Track Enterprises will now be promoting a racing event on May 30 at Lebanon I-44 Speedway that will involve the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour and the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks. The event will include a 125-lap season points opener for the ARCA/CRA Super Series, a 100-lap season points opener for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour and a 75-lap special non-points season opener for the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks.
CRA competed at the three-eighths mile Lebanon I-44 Speedway oval five times from 2013 through 2017 with the Masters of the Pro’s special event for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour. The last race, July 3, 2017 was won by two-time Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway late model track champion Cole Williams.
Limited grandstand and tier parking tickets for the event, showcasing 300 laps of feature racing, will go on sale Thursday, May 14 at 2 p.m. (Central). Tickets can be purchased online at i44speedway.net, cra-racing.com or trackenterprises.com.
The North/South Super Late Model Challenge 100 at Nashville on May 30 that was to be tri-sanctioned by the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS, the CARS Super Late Model Tour and the Southern Super Series has been suspended. Officials are working on suitable reschedule dates in Nashville.